Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8
And yet I wish I could show you our cat Dinah: I think you'd take a fancy to cats if you could only see her.
Und doch wünschte ich, ich könnte Euch unsere Katze Dinah zeigen: Ich glaube, Ihr würdet Gefallen an Katzen finden, wenn Ihr sie nur sehen könntet.
She is such a dear quiet thing," Alice went on, half to herself, as she swam lazily about in the pool, "and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face—and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse—and she's such a capital one for catching mice—oh, I beg your pardon!"
Sie ist so ein liebes, ruhiges Ding," fuhr Alice fort, halb zu sich selbst, während sie träge im Teich herumschwamm, "und sie sitzt so schön schnurrend am Feuer, leckt ihre Pfoten und wäscht ihr Gesicht – und sie ist so ein nettes weiches Ding zum Schmusen – und sie ist so ausgezeichnet darin, Mäuse zu fangen – oh, ich bitte um Verzeihung!"
cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
rief Alice erneut, denn diesmal sträubte sich die Maus am ganzen Körper, und Alice war sich sicher, dass sie wirklich beleidigt sein musste.
"We won't talk about her any more if you'd rather not."
"Wir werden nicht mehr über sie sprechen, wenn Ihr es lieber nicht möchtet."
"We indeed!" cried the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail.
"Wir allerdings!" rief die Maus, die bis zur Schwanzspitze zitterte.
"As if _I_ would talk on such a subject!
"Als ob _ich_ über ein solches Thema sprechen würde!
Our family always _hated_ cats: nasty, low, vulgar things!
Unsere Familie hat Katzen schon immer _gehasst_: eklige, niederträchtige, gewöhnliche Kreaturen!
Don't let me hear the name again!"
Lasst mich den Namen nie wieder hören!"
"I won't indeed!" said Alice, in a great hurry to change the subject of conversation.
"Das werde ich gewiss nicht!" sagte Alice, in großer Eile, das Gesprächsthema zu wechseln.
"Are you—are you fond—of—of dogs?"
"Mögt Ihr – mögt Ihr – Hunde?"
The Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly: "There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you!
Die Maus antwortete nicht, also fuhr Alice eifrig fort: "Es gibt so einen netten kleinen Hund in der Nähe unseres Hauses, den ich Euch gerne zeigen würde!
A little bright-eyed terrier, you know, with oh, such long curly brown hair!
Ein kleiner, helläugiger Terrier, wißt Ihr, mit oh, so langem, lockigem, braunem Fell!
Vocabulary
- doch
- Yet, however, or still; adds emphasis or contrast.
- wünschte
- Wished or desired something; past tense of wünschen.
- könnte
- Could; subjunctive form of können expressing possibility.
- Euch
- You (plural dative/accusative); informal second-person plural.
- Katze
- A domestic feline kept as a pet.
- zeigen
- To show or display something to someone.
- glaube
- I believe or think; first-person singular of glauben.
- Ihr
- You (plural informal) or her; context-dependent pronoun.
- würdet
- Would (you plural); conditional form of werden.
- Gefallen
- Pleasure or liking; finding something agreeable or pleasing.
- Katzen
- Plural of Katze; more than one domestic cat.
- finden
- To find or discover something; also to consider or think.
- wenn
- If or when; introduces conditional or temporal clauses.
- nur
- Only or just; limits or restricts a statement.
- sehen
- To see or look at something visually.
- könntet
- Could (you plural); subjunctive of können for possibility.
- liebes
- Dear or sweet; affectionate adjective describing something endearing.
- ruhiges
- Calm or quiet; adjective describing a peaceful temperament.
- Ding
- Thing or creature; refers to an object or being.
- fuhr
- Continued or went on; past tense of fortfahren here.
- fort
- Away or onward; also part of fortfahren meaning to continue.
- halb
- Half; indicates something done partially or halfway.
- sich
- Herself, himself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
- selbst
- Herself or itself; emphasizing reflexive or self-reference.
- während
- While or during; temporal conjunction or preposition.
- träge
- Lazily or sluggishly; moving slowly without much energy.
- Teich
- A small body of still water; a pond.
- herumschwamm
- Swam around; past tense of herumschwimmen.
- sitzt
- Sits; third-person singular present tense of sitzen.
- schön
- Beautiful, nicely, or well; common adjective or adverb.
- schnurrend
- Purring; present participle of schnurren, a cat's sound.
- Feuer
- Fire; burning flames used for warmth or light.
- leckt
- Licks; third-person singular present of lecken.
- Pfoten
- Paws; the feet of an animal such as a cat.
- wäscht
- Washes; third-person singular present of waschen.
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of a person's or animal's head.
- nettes
- Nice or pleasant; adjective describing something agreeable.
- weiches
- Soft; adjective describing a gentle or yielding texture.
- Schmusen
- Cuddling or snuggling; affectionate physical closeness.
- ausgezeichnet
- Excellent or outstanding; describes very high quality.
- darin
- In it or therein; refers to something within something.
- Mäuse
- Mice; plural of Maus, small rodents.
- fangen
- To catch or capture; used for catching animals or things.
- bitte
- Please; polite expression used in requests.
- Verzeihung
- Pardon or excuse me; apology for causing offense.
- rief
- Called out or exclaimed; past tense of rufen.
- erneut
- Again or anew; once more, repeating a previous action.
- denn
- Because or for; gives a reason or explanation.
- diesmal
- This time; referring to the current instance or occasion.
- sträubte
- Bristled or stood on end; past tense of sträuben.
- Maus
- A small rodent; common house mouse.
- ganzen
- Whole or entire; adjective meaning all of something.
- Körper
- Body; the physical form of a person or animal.
- sicher
- Sure, certain, or safe; expressing certainty or security.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
- wirklich
- Really or truly; emphasizes the truth of a statement.
- beleidigt
- Offended or insulted; feeling hurt by another's words.
- musste
- Had to; past tense of müssen expressing obligation.
- werden
- Will or shall; auxiliary verb for future or passive.
- mehr
- More or anymore; indicates greater quantity or continuation.
- über
- About, over, or above; versatile preposition.
- sprechen
- To speak or talk; basic verb of verbal communication.
- lieber
- Rather or preferably; comparative of gern expressing preference.
- möchtet
- Would like (you plural); polite subjunctive of mögen.
- allerdings
- However, admittedly, or certainly; concessive adverb.
- bis
- Until or up to; temporal or spatial preposition.
- Schwanzspitze
- Tip of the tail; the very end of an animal's tail.
- zitterte
- Trembled or shook; past tense of zittern.
- Als
- As if or when; introduces comparisons or temporal clauses.
- ob
- Whether or as if; introduces indirect questions or comparisons.
- solches
- Such a; pronoun indicating a previously mentioned kind.
- Thema
- Topic or subject; the matter being discussed.
- würde
- Would; conditional auxiliary verb used in subjunctive.
- Familie
- Family; a group of related people living together.
- schon
- Already or even; indicates something has occurred previously.
- immer
- Always; at all times without exception.
- _gehasst_
- Hated (emphasized); past participle of hassen.
- eklige
- Disgusting or revolting; describing something causing disgust.
- niederträchtige
- Despicable or vile; morally low and contemptible.
- gewöhnliche
- Ordinary or common; nothing special or distinguished.
- Kreaturen
- Creatures; living beings, often used dismissively here.
- Lasst
- Let (plural imperative); allow or permit something.
- Namen
- Name; the word by which someone or something is known.
- nie
- Never; at no time, strong negation of frequency.
- wieder
- Again; once more, returning to a previous state.
- hören
- To hear or listen; perceiving sound with the ears.
- gewiss
- Certainly or surely; expressing confident assurance.
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen, basic verb of speaking.
- großer
- Great or big; adjective in declined form.
- Eile
- Hurry or haste; rushing to do something quickly.
- Gesprächsthema
- Topic of conversation; the subject being talked about.
- wechseln
- To change or switch; moving from one thing to another.
- Mögt
- Do you like; second-person plural of mögen.
- mögt
- Like (you plural); present tense of mögen expressing preference.
- Hunde
- Dogs; plural of Hund, common domestic animal.
- antwortete
- Answered or replied; past tense of antworten.
- also
- So or therefore; draws a conclusion or continues thought.
- eifrig
- Eagerly or enthusiastically; showing keen interest or zeal.
- gibt
- There is/are; third-person of geben in es gibt.
- netten
- Nice or pleasant; declined form of nett.
- kleinen
- Small or little; declined adjective form of klein.
- Hund
- A dog; common domestic animal kept as a pet.
- Nähe
- Nearness or vicinity; the area close to a place.
- unseres
- Of our; genitive form of the possessive pronoun unser.
- Hauses
- Of the house; genitive form of Haus.
- gerne
- Gladly or with pleasure; expressing willingness or enjoyment.
- kleiner
- Small or little; adjective in predicate or strong form.
- helläugiger
- Bright-eyed; having clear, lively or sparkling eyes.
- Terrier
- A terrier; small to medium energetic breed of dog.
- wißt
- You know (plural); second-person plural of wissen.
- langem
- Long; adjective in dative declined form.
- lockigem
- Curly; describing wavy or curled hair or fur.
- braunem
- Brown; color adjective in dative declined form.
- Fell
- Fur or coat; the hair covering an animal's body.
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